Metamorphic poetry is all about inspiration – finding poetry in writings of other poets. As such it is no different than students of art sitting in a museum and absorbing the skill and passion of the Masters before embarking on their own future museum pieces.

In a conceptual sense, metamorphic poetry occupies the space between blatant copying of earlier poems and standing way back but appending the words ‘after’ or ‘inspired by’ at the end of newly crafted work. In this volume, Dr.

Stone deals with the concepts of plagiarism and copyright before delving into a description of types of metamorphism and presenting examples of the various types. He does the latter by posting source poems and his metamorphic counterparts on facing pages, allowing readers to appreciate the process of transformation There is no real or implied judgment of artistry or value between the paired entries, simply a juxtaposition to allow comparisons in order to see where things started before was inspired to reach beyond.

In some cases (when public domain, author permission, or fair use provisions contravened), source poems’ titles and authorship only are cited). .